This Day in History: The Chevy Camaro first went on sale on this day in 1966. The original Camaro’s standard straight-6 engine delivered 140 horsepower. It currently delivers 323 horsepower. The 2015 Camaro ZL1 has 580 horsepower.
The Camaro is classified as a pony car and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. Pony cars are smaller than muscle cars. Muscle cars, like the Dodge Charger and Chevy Impala had the large V-8 motors. The Pony Car started with the Ford Mustang, and the popularity of that car lured other car manufacturers to make their own pony cars, like the Camaro, the Dodge Challenger, the Plymouth Barracuda and the old Mercury Cougar.
The Camaro was discontinued in 2002 but revived 7 years later. "Before a new production version of the Camaro was even ready, the car appeared in the first of the Transformers movie series as the character Bumblebee.
A one-time version of the car had to be created for the film, and designers used existing concepts for the upcoming 2010 model to get the job done.
The role was a perfect match as the Camaro was well known for its bumblebee nose stripe back in the day. The stripe was originally offered on the Camaro in 1967 as part of the SS package." Source
Other movies that feature the Camaro are Gumball Rally, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Black Dog, Charlie's Angels (2000), Aloha, Bobby and Rose and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
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